A very important place to go, if your in the area. Entrance fee is free, making it more worth going. The real Daigo Fukyuryumaru vessel is there, but don't worry, I checked the radiation levels and they were completely fine. Other rare artifacts from the era of nuclear testing by the U.S. is displayed there, and the most interesting one of them being authentic nuclear fallout from the Castle Bravo test from that day. It also wasn't very radioactive, as there was very little of it there. Once again, highly recommend you go there, it's a great experience.

This museum was a great find while killing time before my flight out of Tokyo that night. As a Godzilla fan I'd heard the story of the fishing vessel "Lucky Dragon No.5" - the English translation of Daigo Fukuryu Maru - before, and knew it was kept in a museum but hadn't known where it was. I'd been staying nearby in Koto City when I happened to find it while searching for things to do. The short story of the Daigo Fukuryu Maru is that it's a wooden fishing vessel that happened to be in the vicinity of Bikini Atoll when an H-bomb test occurred in 1954. It was close enough to be showered with radioactive fallout causing the crew to become ill and one of them to eventually die. This unfortunate event combined with lingering trauma from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to a strong public sentiment against atomic weapons that would eventually be enshrined in the Japanese constitution, while the Daigo Fukuryu Maru itself would end up being put on exhibit in 1976. The Lucky Dragon No.5 incident was one of the inspirations for the making of the original 1954 Gojira movie with the titular monster being an allegory for nuclear warfare. While Godzilla's long become a pop culture icon, visiting this exhibit is a sobering reminder of the harsh reality that gave rise to his creation. The exhibit itself is very well presented. The ship itself of course takes center stage in the middle of the well-designed hall. On one side are multilingual exhibits covering the incident and the subsequent aftermath. On the other are stairs allowing you to get near the superstructure of the ship and peer out onto its upper deck. Various artifacts and related exhibits are interspersed along with a small gift shop which I highly recommend buying something from to support the exhibit since entrance is free. Outside the hall are various other related sites including monuments to the crew and the ship's original engine. Overall, it's a fascinating place to visit whether you're an avid student of history, a maritime enthusiast, kaiju fan, or just a curious tourist.

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Very interesting museum for deep understanding radiation survivors and their life after bombing. Very friendly stuff and some other museums nearby (because this one is not big), so you can explore area and also beautiful marine walk.

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It was a strange coincidence that exactly today August 6th we had the idea to visit this museum. It wasn’t planned at all, our family was going somewhere else. The nuclear is evil and everyone knows by now how dangerous it can be. The museum mostly focus on the Daigo Fukuryumaru Boat incident that had a tragic end but in fact I really think that the information should be reunited and expanded to other situations. It’s really important that people learn about it. Thank you for this place. Plenty of info in English. The arquitetural structure of the building and its surroundings makes it a very interesting place.

A small museum dedicated to preserving the Daigo Fukuryumaru and offering information about it and the people who were affected by the Atomic Bomb Testing that it was involved in. It has a lot of information about the ship after the incident and that was interesting to see. Some explanations are in english, enough that I think this is worth visiting if you have any interest in the event or the history of the ship itself.

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